By the light of the moonTo a 50's tuneHe pledged his love to herA girl so rareA girl so fairThe girl for him for sureHe could see himself getting up every mornin'For the rest of his lifeJust to look in those eyes so blueIt was all he ever wanted to doShe was all he'd ever need to see him through

They were still in their teensWhen he gave her the ringThey were married late one MayAnd they moved into a little houseOn the far end of townOut by the big highwayAnd all through the daysAnd all through the nightsThe cars and trucks rolled on byAnd he slept through it all just fineEvery night he slept just fine

Sometimes she'd stare at the stars out the windowSometimes she'd walk `neath the moonSometimes she'd sit there just watching him sleepingHoping the dawn would come soon

She'd done well in schoolShe'd followed the rulesAnd she'd always stood out from the restShe'd go off to collegeAnd work her way throughThen move to some city out westShe had it all plannedShe'd have her careerShe'd have all of the things that she'd always lacked

She'd wake up one morning all packedAnd leave here and never look back

Most of her friends thought it soon would be overNot many thought it would lastMost seemed to think they were all wrong for each otherAnd soon it would pass - soon it would pass

Now twenty years have goneAnd her kids have moved onAnd she's still on the far end of townHer youngest - she's livin' somewhere in L.A.And her oldest - he works on a nearby farmHer husband comes homeAnd they talk over supperHe's usually the first to turn inAnother day comes to an endAnother day just ends

And sometimes in the wee hours when the traffic dies downShe'll hear the sound of some bird on the wingAnd she'll look out the window and she'll look at his pictureBut not at the ring - not at the ringShe never looks at the ring